Our Team

COURSE DIRECTOR

DEBORAH MOODY

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

MALCOLM HOLWILL

Malcolm attended the Year Out Drama Company in 2005 and went straight on to Rose Bruford College to complete a degree in European Theatre Arts.

Malcolm taught LAMDA examinations before finally heading to work for Year Out Drama in 2012, helping lead fitness classes (another passion of his) and overseeing all technical aspects of productions.

ALASTAIR McPHAIL

Alastair was a member of the Year Out Drama Company in 2009/10. Having completed the course, he then went onto work for the company and has directed productions including ‘The Suicide’, ‘Under Milk Wood’ and ‘The Cherry Orchard’.

Alastair has recently graduated from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice. He is also Co-artistic director of The Fun Club.

DANCE TEACHER & CHOREOGRAPHER

KATH WATERS

SINGING & ASSOCIATE MUSICAL DIRECTOR

JOSEPH ATKINS

Year Out Drama students benefit greatly from working with a wide range of experienced and highly regarded industry professionals. Some work with the company on a regular basis and all are experts in their field.

For Year Out Drama: Surgeon of Honour,Antonio's Revenge, Vinegar Tom, Madness in Valencia, Illyria.

MATTHEW WARBURTON(Director/Actor/Playwright) School History Scene, Heart of Oak Theatre, Birmingham REP. Associate Director with Year Out Drama for many years.

For Year Out Drama: The Tempest, Measure for Measure, Pericles, Much Ado About Nothing, All's Well That Ends Well (Story Shakespeare, Edinburgh Fringe Festival). St George and the Dragon (Traditional Mumming play), Donna Rosita the Spinster, Kills All Vermin.

Gillian could recently be seen playing Teresa May in Channel 4 sitcom, The Windsors.

ROB LISTER (Actor) RSC, National Theatre, New Shakespeare Company, English Touring Theatre. Author of In Other Words: The Bard in Anagrams.

Rob currently plays Lewis Carmichael in the long running BBC Radio 4 Drama, The Archers.

Year Out Drama Alumni are regularly invited back to Stratford to share their experience of university, drama school and their career path and are often engaged to lead workshops and performance projects.

These young professionals bring energy, new ideas and innovative ways of working.

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